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PITTSBURGH (AP) — Isiah Evans scored 21 points on 8-of-10 shooting, including 5 for 6 on 3-pointers, and No. 4 Duke pulled away in the second half to defeat Pittsburgh 70-54. Cameron Boozer added 17 points and 10 rebounds for the Blue Devils, and Caleb Foster had 14 points and eight boards. Duke bounced back from a buzzer-beating loss to archrival North Carolina on Saturday that ended the Blue Devils’ 10-game winning streak. Duke blew a 15-point lead in the second half of that one and allowed the last nine points.

BRADENTON, Fla. (AP) — Pittsburgh Pirates general manager Ben Cherington says the team “will never shut the door” on potentially finding a role for Andrew McCutchen, a longtime cornerstone of the franchise. The Pirates on Monday reached an agreement with veteran slugger Marcell Ozuna on a one-year contract worth $12 million. The deal is subject to a successful physical. Ozuna’s deal would make it more unlikely McCutchen has a role with the Pirates. Ozuna would assume the designated hitter role, which was McCutchen’s primary spot in 2025. McCutchen is a five-time All-Star and the 2013 NL MVP. He is unsigned for 2026.

CORTINA D’AMPEZZO, Italy (AP) — Julia Taubitz has added to Germany’s Olympic luge dominance by winning gold in the women’s singles race at the Milan Cortina Olympics. She finished nearly a second ahead of Latvia’s Elina Bota, who took silver. Ashley Farquharson earned bronze, giving USA Luge its seventh Olympic medal. This marks the third singles medal for USA Luge at the Olympics. Taubitz’s victory is the 17th gold in women’s singles luge and the 13th for Germany. She’s a two-time world champion and five-time World Cup champion. This Olympic gold was the only title missing from her impressive resume.